Another Bobcat Sighting

pjard · 01-15-2015, 09:29 PM

Wow! Those are some great shots...need to keep an eye on my little dogs when they are outside.

upthesaukee · 01-16-2015, 12:01 AM

DRH, late last summer, my wife and I were heading down to cover our boat as a rainstorm was knocking on the door. As we were coming down rte 11 near your road, a bobcat ran across from left to right. I hit the brakes and heard a thud. When I looked back, I didn't see him / her.

On the way back, we stopped and I walked the side of the road and didn't see it over the guardrail, so I don't know if I killed it or not. I think that I did not, and that perhaps it was a glancing blow.

One of my neighbors sees one regularly when he is out on his deer stand. He says he wouldn't eat it, so he won't shoot it. Doesn't seem to bother any of the outdoor pets in the neighborhood, and he has seen it for a couple of years now.

Great pictures. Makes you want to scratch it behind the ears and say nice kitty, nice kitty.

dpg · 01-16-2015, 08:23 AM

Real beauty and does make you want to pet it..haha

8gv · 01-16-2015, 09:25 AM

Better wear some body armor.

rgilfert · 01-16-2015, 10:18 AM

Outstanding photos, DRH!! Thanx!

Merrymeeting · 01-16-2015, 10:47 AM

I guess there won't be much debate in this thread as to whether you really saw a bobcat or not! Great shots!

Accipiter290 · 01-16-2015, 03:58 PM

Truly jealous. Bobcats have always been one of my favorite animals. Those pictures are amazing.

Airedale1 · 01-16-2015, 07:21 PM

Great captures! I can't tell if it's male or female but iam sure it's very young. Probably less than 2 years old.

Slickcraft · 01-16-2015, 08:30 PM

Great photos, always a precious moment to have a viewing like that. Maybe once in a lifetime.

A few weeks ago J---- can across one sitting on the warm blacktop next to the cemetery on 11A. It was a small bobcat, at 1st J thought it to be a large house cat. She slowed the car and the cat slowly got up and walked into the woods. No doubt about the bobbed tail and the ears.

Probably only 1/2 mile from your place "as the cat walks", maybe the same one.

SteveA · 01-17-2015, 06:38 AM

What a great set of pictures! We had one along the Gunstock River just outside of Gilford Village. Of course, I didn't have my camera.

Thanks for sharing!

01-16-2015, 12:01 AM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	I hit one near your house late last summer DRH, late last summer, my wife and I were heading down to cover our boat as a rainstorm was knocking on the door. As we were coming down rte 11 near your road, a bobcat ran across from left to right. I hit the brakes and heard a thud. When I looked back, I didn't see him / her. On the way back, we stopped and I walked the side of the road and didn't see it over the guardrail, so I don't know if I killed it or not. I think that I did not, and that perhaps it was a glancing blow. One of my neighbors sees one regularly when he is out on his deer stand. He says he wouldn't eat it, so he won't shoot it. Doesn't seem to bother any of the outdoor pets in the neighborhood, and he has seen it for a couple of years now. Great pictures. Makes you want to scratch it behind the ears and say nice kitty, nice kitty. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

01-16-2015, 07:21 PM	#8
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Great captures! I can't tell if it's male or female but iam sure it's very young. Probably less than 2 years old. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

01-17-2015, 06:38 AM	#10
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Awesome! What a great set of pictures! We had one along the Gunstock River just outside of Gilford Village. Of course, I didn't have my camera. Thanks for sharing! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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01-15-2015, 09:29 PM	#1
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 649 Thanks: 528 Thanked 196 Times in 103 Posts	Wow! Those are some great shots...need to keep an eye on my little dogs when they are outside.

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dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	Real beauty and does make you want to pet it..haha

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rgilfert Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bedford, NH / Rattlesnake Island Posts: 299 Thanks: 152 Thanked 227 Times in 57 Posts	Outstanding photos, DRH!! Thanx!

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Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 304 Thanked 799 Times in 368 Posts	I guess there won't be much debate in this thread as to whether you really saw a bobcat or not! Great shots!

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Accipiter290 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sleeper's Island Posts: 62 Thanks: 53 Thanked 145 Times in 25 Posts	Truly jealous. Bobcats have always been one of my favorite animals. Those pictures are amazing.

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Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Great photos, always a precious moment to have a viewing like that. Maybe once in a lifetime. A few weeks ago J---- can across one sitting on the warm blacktop next to the cemetery on 11A. It was a small bobcat, at 1st J thought it to be a large house cat. She slowed the car and the cat slowly got up and walked into the woods. No doubt about the bobbed tail and the ears. Probably only 1/2 mile from your place "as the cat walks", maybe the same one.

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